We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Kate Mcleod. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Kate below.

Hi Kate, thanks for joining us today. Let’s talk about innovation. What’s the most innovative thing you’ve done in your career?

Right now, I’m in the most innovative era of my career. Through my production company, 6’2 Productions, I’ve created ME³, a unique program designed to help individuals hone their creative thinking. ME³ is a self-guided curriculum that empowers clients to define their Creative Conscious™ by tracking their thoughts and curating patterns that work best for them. The program is entirely on their time, and the only right way to complete it is the way that feels most authentic and effective to each individual. With three levels—Silver, Gold, and Platinum—each person can choose the plan that best suits their needs and creative journey.

I first entered the creative industry as an actor, and after later going to grad school, I made opportunities and met incredible people that lead me to expand into writing, producing, and creative consulting. Most recently, I’ve embraced my creative entrepreneurship—using my diverse creative expertise to create spaces and systems that empower others to tap into their own highest creative potential. All that starts with understanding the patterns of your creative thinking.

This innovative and constantly evolving pattern is one I am most fulfilled at, because I am deeply invested in my own creative evolution—my constant expansion. One of the core principles of ME³ is: “Be so clear on you, that you become reflective.” This concept shares my belief that personal evolution is a continual, reciprocal process—my investment in my own growth is mirrored by my investment in the growth of others. By fostering clarity and reflection, I can help individuals unlock their own creative potential, just as I continue to be amazed by my own.

Kate, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I was literally born an actor: a malleable thinker that loved to play, expand ideas, and constantly seek the next thing that lit me up. I had that beautiful sense of child-like delusion where anything I imagined possible inevitably would be, and that truth felt like my superpower. I was drawn to storytelling and the power of a transcendent performance, which led me to pursue higher education in the performing arts—earning a BFA, an MFA, and training at conservatories. Professionally, I worked as an actor for many years, but over time, I realized my curiosity was even more insatiable than I had realized. I deeply enjoyed my fascinated by people, business, finance, the brain, and the creative process itself.
I struggled with the idea that I had to fit into a singular identity as an actor—there had to be space for all of who I am, not just what felt like was a pressure to hold a singular narrow pitch of myself. I wanted Kate McLeod to be enough to define who I am and the work I create.
So, I expanded into writing and producing, quickly finding success in these areas—and I loved the work. But still, I felt there was more empowerment to feel, more of myself to offer and more of myself to see. I wanted to explore new creative spaces and be even more of my multifaceted self. That’s when I found my passion for creative consulting, where I could blend my love of business with my deeply creative and thoughtful nature.
Through client work, a recurring theme emerged: creative success is often deeply tied to authenticity in artistry. This insight led me to start my podcast, Authenticated, where I delved into the intersection of authenticity and creativity. It was during this endeavor that I found this idea of the Creative Conscious™—a malleable, adaptable level of awareness that serves as the foundation for both creative thinking in terms of your work and your self. This idea became the basis for ME³, a program I developed to help others tap into their own Creative Conscious™ and unlock their highest potential of creative thinking.
Now, I’m in the most fulfilling phase to date of my career and honestly personal evolution. I have a lot of irons in the fire, but for the first time, I feel very aligned with all of who I am and all the work I do. I feel like I am ‘yes, and’-ing my own potential, consistently and with equal ease and joy. The self defined habit of embracing my dynamic nature has been wildly thrilling and rewarding. I love everything I possess natural talent for and am capable of—acting, writing, producing, consulting, and entrepreneurship—and I’m dedicated to helping others tap into their own creative potentials through ME³.
What sets me apart is my ability to merge creativity with business acumen, all with an unwavering focus on authenticity; and my ability to attune my adult self to tap back into that child-like delusion of my younger self—this time in a more intentional and evolved way. I have confidence in my authenticity as a highly skilled, yet deeply intellectual, creative being. I believe true success in any creative endeavor comes from a place of self-awareness, and if that’s an ability I possess, then it’s my move is to share it with as many others as I can; because what feels good is infectious and we all need more of that. I’m most proud of having created a space where individuals can tap into a pattern of thinking that best suits them, and where that creative thinking can thrive in a way that’s unique to each individual.
For potential clients, followers, and fans: my work is for people to see themselves clearer in. Whether through ME³, consulting, experiencing my work, or my other creative ventures, my goal is to create spaces where people can gain clarity about who they are via other clear examples.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

I often joke that I have too many degrees and certificates; there’s both truth in that—and at the same time a profound appreciation for the opportunities I’ve had to further educate myself. Throughout school, I was the type of student who wanted to be the ‘A student,’ but I wasn’t authentically aligned with that version of myself. I was also a horrible test taker, which I later attributed to undiagnosed anxiety and depression, but more so to the fact that my brain perceives patterns differently and my specific approach to learning isn’t one-size-fits-all. It isn’t one meant for the masses, it is meant for me.
The traditional systemic educational system teaches students that there’s one way to learn—one right way and one wrong way. For a long time, I believed that. I was formally educated in a system where “right” and “wrong” were central, and learning was linear and one-dimensional. But the reality is, there isn’t just one way to learn. There are endless.
If you’re someone who’s still in this place, I want to offer you this: there is no single, correct way to learn. The focus shouldn’t be on right and wrong, but instead what suits you best. Once I gave myself permission to learn in the ways that made sense to me, to expand at my own pace, and to embrace the way I process, perceive and engage with knowledge, everything became clearer and honestly just more fun. Not only did I excel in ways I hadn’t imagined yet, but I also felt more fulfilled—and magnetic. There was an energy I couldn’t ignore, and it helped me spread that truth that I feel granularly connected to. That’s when I realized that the most courageous and joyful thing I could do was to share that authentic feeling of confident permission with others.
Not only did it help with my career, but it exponentiated my moment to moment enjoyment. One of my favorite thoughts I’ve adapted into my thinking is, if something doesn’t make sense then find someone else to explain it to you. Learn it a different way. Life and art are translations of thoughts.
So, in short, the lesson I had to unlearn is this: the best way to learn is the way that is best suited to you.

Looking back, are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?

There are a few key resources I wish I could have seen the outcome of had I tapped into them earlier in my creative journey. However, I think it’s fundamentally important to believe that the timing of things are as they are for a reason. So, this isn’t from a place of ‘Oh, I wish,’ but rather from a place of ‘Oh, I wonder if—and if not now, then when in the future can I?’ Because the truth is, I knew about all of these, I had just yet to tap into them.
First and foremost, the resource of my own intuition. The understanding that whatever it is you want, it gets to look exactly the way you want it to. Similarly, you get to feel exactly what you want to feel. The human being—the self, the brain, the body, the creative conscious™—these are all far more powerful than we often accredit them. Our evolution is an ongoing, eternal journey of getting further acquainted with them. It is also within our control to determine the patterns of thinking and patterns we follow that we want to make habit whilst proceeding through life.
Another resource I wish I had the opportunity to embrace sooner is the concept of goal-setting—not just in terms of what you want to achieve for the sake of external perception or recognition, but also in how you want it to make you feel. When you know your goal and have a clear sense of how you want it to look and feel, your imagination becomes a powerful tool to help you get there. And then, of course, there’s the power of deciding. Deciding that your goal is going to happen, while embracing the uncertainty of how exactly it will unfold. Trusting that as long as you continue imagining your goal coming to fruition, it will always turn out better than you could have planned.
One shift I wish I’d made sooner was replacing the question, ‘What if it doesn’t work?’ with, ‘What next, when it does work?’ Realizing that the power of my own mind was a tool I could harness sooner would have made a huge difference in my journey. I know I had it as a child, and then I lost it for a while through the trials and tribulations of becoming myself—but I have it back now.
I now offer a tool to my clients, friends, and fellow artists—really anyone who will listen: Creating your own evidence. I call it the universal wink. It’s that moment when your frequency aligns with the frequency of the universe around you. Those serendipitous moments that make you think, ‘It’s working.’ I see them all the time, and they serve as evidence that everything I’m working towards is coming to fruition. For example, when I’m en route to a meeting and the subway arrives just as I get to the platform—that’s a universal wink, telling me that I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be at the right time. Or when a random person on the street shouts, ‘That bitch looks like she has a JOB!’ (I live in New York, these things happen frequently)—another wink. Right now, as I’m writing this interview, reflecting on the gratitude I feel for this exposure, I get a Co-Star notification on my phone that says, ‘Find people who bring out the best in you.’ Another wink.
Ultimately, the most important resource I wish I had tapped into sooner was myself—knowing and owning that I am my own answer. Having that power in my corner has probably been the most quintessential tool in my creative evolution.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foxymcleod/
• Other: Request to join the ME³ Platform (officially launching January, 2025): https://mega-me.mn.co/share/iqVIFmXKirkgqbUH?utm_source=manualAuthenticated Podcast ( via Apple Podcasts, but available on all platforms ): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authenticated/id1779364990

Image Credits

JxJury, Rashida Zagon, 6’2 Productions